---
name: "ata_fill_sg_dumb"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-2.6.24"
version: "2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.9etch3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ata_fill_sg_dumb"
---

# ata\_fill\_sg\_dumb(9)

Fill PCI IDE PRD table

## NAME

ata\_fill\_sg\_dumb - Fill PCI IDE PRD table

## SYNOPSIS

**void ata\_fill\_sg\_dumb(struct ata\_queued\_cmd \*** *qc***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*qc*

Metadata associated with taskfile to be transferred

## DESCRIPTION

Fill PCI IDE PRD (scatter-gather) table with segments associated with the current disk command. Perform the fill so that we avoid writing any length 64K records for controllers that don't follow the spec.

## LOCKING

spin\_lock\_irqsave(host lock)

## AUTHOR

**Jeff Garzik**

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  Author.

## COPYRIGHT